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Experimentation Abilities in Kindergarten Children with Learning Problems
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van der Graaf, Joep; Segers, Eliane; Verhoeven, Ludo – European Journal of STEM Education, 2018
In the present study we investigated experimentation abilities of children with learning problems in early childhood education, i.e. kindergarten (4-6 years old). An essential part of science education is learning via the scientific method, of which experimentation is the central component. We studied experimentation abilities in 28 kindergartners…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Science Education, Scientific Methodology, Learning Problems
Mathematics Achievement and Anxiety and Their Relation to Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors
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Wu, Sarah S.; Willcutt, Erik G.; Escovar, Emily; Menon, Vinod – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2014
Although behavioral difficulties are well documented in reading disabilities, little is known about the relationship between math ability and internalizing and externalizing behaviors. Here, we use standardized measures to investigate the relation among early math ability, math anxiety, and internalizing and externalizing behaviors in a group of…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Anxiety, Behavior Problems, Correlation
Sources of Group and Individual Differences in Emerging Fraction Skills
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Hecht, Steven A.; Vagi, Kevin J. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2010
Results from a 2-year longitudinal study of 181 children from 4th through 5th grade are reported. Levels of growth in children's computation, word problem, and estimation skills by means of common fractions were predicted by working memory, attentive classroom behavior, conceptual knowledge about fractions, and simple arithmetic fluency.…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Short Term Memory, Grade 4, Grade 5
Working Memory Performance of Italian Students with Foreign Language Learning Difficulties
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Palladino, Paola; Cornoldi, Cesare – Learning & Individual Differences, 2004
It has been suggested that the ability to learn a foreign language is related to working memory. However, there is no clear evidence about which component of working memory may be involved. Two experiments investigated working memory problems in groups of seventh and eighth grade Italian children with difficulties in learning English as a second…
Descriptors: Memory, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
The Impact of Native Language Learning Problems on Foreign Language Learning: Illustrations of the Linguistic Coding Deficit Hypothesis.
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Sparks, Richard L.; Ganschow, Leonore – Modern Language Journal, 1993
A discussion of the Linguistic Coding Deficit Hypothesis presents an overview of the theory; describes five prototypes of second-language learners, each illustrated by a distinct language processing profile; and examines how the ability to identify prototypes can help teachers interpret student difficulties and design instruction to address them.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classification, Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis
Focusing Attention to Deep Structure in Math Problems: Effects on Elementary Education Students with and without Attentional Deficits
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Kercood, Suneeta; Zentall, Sydney S.; Lee, David L. – Learning & Individual Differences, 2004
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of actively categorizing math problems on the math problem solving performance of students with and without attention deficit disorder (ADD). To this purpose, 52 fifth and sixth grade students were involved in actively categorizing or noncategorizing (control) tasks followed by two problem…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Attention Deficit Disorders, Problem Solving, Grade 5